Chapter 248 Entering the Tiangang Sword Domain【4000 words】
Trial of the Heavenly Sword, the seventh day.
With the arrival of the final deadline, there were only 532 monks who returned safely.
Among them, only more than 150 people brought back the magic sword of the heretic sword slave.
The remaining three hundred people returned empty-handed.
And this time the Heavenly Sword Trial, more than 400 people were unable to return on time.
Most of them fell into the forbidden land of sword slaves, and a small number of them were delayed for special reasons.
In the end, only about one-third of the people passed this trial.
The strict test and the high elimination rate exceeded many people's expectations.
As for those fallen monks, there were still people talking about them at first.
But after the elders of Lingjian Mountain brought the testers to the second stage of the Heavenly Sword Trial, there were no more people discussing those missing people.
It's not that they are indifferent, but things like this happen almost every moment in the Upper Realm.
The lifespan of monks in units of hundreds of years has seen too much joys and sorrows.
So most people are very indifferent to others.
That is numbness after seeing too much.
The second level of the Heavenly Sword Trial is to ask the heart.
Lu Yuan originally thought that this second test should be a kind of assessment similar to a fantasy.
But the result was completely different from what he imagined.
The questioning of the second level is actually a level similar to an interview.
As for the person who interviewed them, it was a special ancient beast Xiezhi in Lingjian Mountain.
Xiezhi is a mythical beast in myths and legends. The big one is like a cow and the small one is like a sheep. It is similar to a unicorn. It has thick and dark hair all over its body. It has bright eyes and a horn on its forehead.
Living in Lingjian Mountain, this Xiezhi not only has great wisdom, but also understands human language and human nature.
And Xiezhi's characteristic is that he can see through people's hearts. Even a monk in the stage of transformation, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be seen through the deepest thoughts in his heart.
Therefore, the assessment of the second level is also very simple, just walk up to Xiezhi and let him take a look.
It thinks you have passed the test, then you have passed the test.
Otherwise, you will be eliminated.
Of course, even if you are eliminated here, the things promised in the first level will be given to the tester.
So the mentality of many practitioners is still very stable at this time.
As the Elder of Lingjian Mountain announced the start of the second stage of the Heavenly Sword Trial, one after another, the trialists walked up to Xiezhi one by one.
Lu Yuan specially stood at the back of the line, wanting to see what is special about this Xiezhi.
As the first tester walked in front of Xiezhi, Lu Yuan looked at the huge statue-like Xiezhi and looked down at the tester in front of him.
Although he knew that the ancient beast in front of him would not hurt him.
But being stared at by such an existence, coupled with the feeling of being seen through by the other party.
This caused the tester to tremble subconsciously in front of Xiezhi.
And Xie Zhi, after looking at him for a while, couldn't help but say, "Good guy, you actually cut off your fiancée just to practice swordsmanship, and you even call it cutting off love."
"If all of us in Lingjian Mountain were people like you, the inheritance would have been cut off long ago. No, no, you can't, next."
Hearing Xiezhi tell his inner secret, the tester wanted to say something else.
But the elder of Lingjian Mountain on the side first signaled others to take this guy away.
Even if the strength of the tester in front of him has reached the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Stage, and his life span is only in his early 700s, he can be regarded as a class with great potential.
But what Wenxinguan pays attention to is a state of mind.
Lingjian Mountain lacks everything, except geniuses.
Geniuses whose mental state is not good enough, or they are easily invaded by inner demons, will not be able to make progress for life.
Either it is possible to betray the sect for profit in the future.
Lingjian Mountain once suffered such a loss.
So unless your talent is exaggerated to the extent that Lingjian Mountain can treat you specially.
Otherwise, if anyone wants to really enter Lingjian Mountain, they must first pass the level of asking the heart.
Of course, it doesn't mean that after passing the Wenxin Pass, the sect will not be harmed in the future.
The biggest characteristic of human beings is fickleness.
No one can say what a person's future will be like.
But people who are in a good mood in the early stage have a much better chance of growing crooked later than those who are not in a good mood.
After all, the saying that the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change is also applicable in the realm of comprehension.
With the end of the questioning of the first tester, more testers began to step forward.
"It's not bad, it's not bad, you're not bad, you're not bad, although your cultivation talent is mediocre, but at least you haven't done anything harmful, so you've passed."
"You are not bad, you have practiced for more than 600 years, and you have put all your heart and soul into cultivation. Let alone a couple, you have never even held the hand of a female monk. I am really worried that you will have such regrets. End of life, pass the test and pass the test."
"No, no, you can't, we, Lingjian Mountain, practice swords, but you are actually practicing body training. The reason why you want to join our sect is because you fell in love with a female monk from our sect."
"In Lingjian Mountain, there are more men than women, and you still want to poach our corners, get out of here."
"You kid... there's something! Other sword cultivators try their best to cut through the world of mortals and focus on cultivation, but you kid actually spends time while cultivating, and your lifespan of six hundred years is actually gone. With more than sixty wives, you are really not human!"
"But it's okay, it's not a big deal to be passionate, just go in."
Listen to Xiezhi in front of him evaluating each of the testers.
The testers who were still a little nervous around them immediately relaxed.
After all, compared with the previous experience of life and death in the first stage, this trial in front of me can be said to be without danger.
But not everyone is relaxed at this time.
Not only did some people's expressions become more serious, but a lot of sweat appeared on their foreheads.
Because they feel that this second test, they may not be able to pass it.
Although the state of mind is a vague concept, according to the situation of some of the previous testers, the latter monks who have not yet conducted the mind-inquiring test can also make a judgment on themselves based on the situation of the previous people.
At this time, Lu Yuan also felt that it was difficult.
Because he discovered that Xie Zhi’s way of seeing through the hearts of others seems to be a kind of power similar to ‘Tao’.
This kind of power is very mysterious, and he can't say whether he can completely resist this kind of power.
Nothing else, he was worried that Xiezhi would see through his state of mind, thus revealing his identity as a time traveler.
But at this point, he has no way out.
Thirty-six Tiangang Sword Intent, he must learn it.
Besides Lingjian Mountain, there is no other way for me to learn the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Sword Intent.
After all, Tiangang Sword Intent is the foundation of Lingjian Mountain, and it is also the key reason why they can become the top three sects.
Although I don't want to expose my strength, the foundation of stability lies in not letting the enemy see through my hole cards.
At this stage, I can still show some means.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan almost made up his mind.
Almost half of the team of more than one hundred people were eliminated, and only those in their early eighties passed the interrogation test.
After the previous tester passed the test, it was Lu Yuan's turn at the back of the team.
Xiezhi looked towards Lu Yuan, and there was a curious look in his two eyeballs as big as copper bells.
"Little guy, it's your turn."
Hearing Xiezhi's words, Lu Yuan walked up directly.
When he came under Xiezhi, Xiezhi, like before, lowered his head and began to observe Lu Yuan.
Only this time, Xie Zhi's words were no longer full of jokes.
"No, no, there's something wrong with you kid, I can't see through your obsession..."
The Elder of Lingjian Mountain on the side showed a surprised expression when he heard this.
You must know that nearly ten thousand years have passed since the establishment of the Heavenly Sword Trial.
In history, there have indeed been monks who could make Xiezhi unable to see through his obsession.
And these people, without exception, eventually became giants.
At this time, Xiezhi seemed to be aroused by Lu Yuan to be competitive.
The air around its body began to twist slowly, the stone skin on its body gradually shone, and finally turned into a dark green jade xiezhi.
And Lu Yuan also felt a force, and began to go deep into his soul.
But before this power advanced much, the heaven-reaching aura in the depths of Lu Yuan's soul began to move.
Ding!
Accompanied by the sound of a sharp sword being unsheathed.
Xiezhi suddenly let out a scream.
"ah!!"
Xiezhi covered his eyes and began to roll all over the floor.
"Elder Xiezhi!"
Seeing Xie Zhi like this, the elders of Lingjian Mountain panicked.
He immediately stepped forward to check on Xiezhi's situation.
Lu Yuan acted very innocent, as if he didn't know why this happened.
Other testers who have not gone far are also attracted by the movement here.
They were very curious about what Lu Yuan did to make Xie Zhi's eyes sting and roll on the spot.
However, they were quickly attracted by the image of Lu Yuan floating in front of him.
I saw that it was a silver-white Faxiang sword, with a slender body and a dazzling white light.
Although it was only hovering beside Lu Yuan, the sword intent radiated intentionally or unintentionally made the swords of the surrounding monks tremble continuously.
Looking like that, it's like facing a king in the sword.
Even the sword of the Elder of Lingjian Mountain began to shake at this time, as if he wanted to fly out to compete with Lu Yuan's Dharma Xiang sword.
While taking care of Xie Zhi, the elder of Lingjian Mountain looked at Lu Yuan, who had an innocent expression beside him.
I was shocked.
This kid's appearance is so terrifying?
When he formed the alchemy, how much power of heaven did he incorporate?
After resting for about a minute, Xiezhi came back to his senses.
It first pushed away the elders of Lingjian Mountain, and then said viciously to Lu Yuan: "You don't talk about immortal virtues, you didn't even tell me that your aura is an ancient fairy sword at the beginning, come and cheat me, come and attack me."
"Let me tell you, if I, Mr. Xiezhi, knew that your dharma image is an ancient fairy sword, I would definitely not be hurt by you!"
Hearing this, the corners of Lu Yuan's mouth twitched slightly.
I have only heard that Xiezhi came quickly to be fair, but I didn't expect that besides being just and strict, Xiezhi also had a hard mouth.
What do you mean I don’t talk about Xiande, and I don’t have the obligation to tell you what my Faxiang is, right?
At this time, Xiezhi, who had recovered his strength, made a very unlucky decision.
"Pass the test, your talent, whether you are in a mood or not, has nothing to do with you. As long as you have the ability, then what you say makes sense. Your enemy is the magic way. You can also test the mood of a hammer. Get out of my eyes quickly!" Disappear, I don't want to see you again!"
As he spoke, Xiezhi returned to the original courtyard and sat down.
At this time, it looks no different from the guardian statues in ordinary yards.
The Elder of Lingjian Mountain heard the words, and also knew that Lu Yuan was extraordinary.
He walked up to Lu Yuan, his eyes changed.
If he looked at other people before, he had a condescending attitude.
Then he looks at Lu Yuan now, as if he was treating someone of the same rank.
"Little friend, this seat is Lingjian Mountain·Tianmengxing Sword Master·Song Zheng, may I ask where did you learn from before?"
"Reporting to the elders, Lu was a monk in the world of Xiaoqianshi Mochiyue before, and now he has just arrived in Lingjian Mountain for a hundred years."
"Okay, okay, you come with me, you don't need to continue participating in this Heavenly Sword Trial, you are born with this talent to come to our Lingjian Mountain."
Lu Yuan nodded, and followed Song Zheng towards the hill.
It's just that when passing by Xiezhi, Lu Yuan bowed down to apologize politely and said: "Senior Xiezhi, this junior didn't know that my own law would cause harm to senior. If there is any offense, please forgive me, senior."
Xiezhi, who was motionless at first, scratched the hair on his neck with his hind foot, and then said casually: "Go, go, what do you mean you hurt me? It's because I was unprepared and you beat me!" I was caught off guard and didn't dodge, otherwise you wouldn't be able to hurt me."
"When you go to Lingjian Mountain, don't talk nonsense, kid, I didn't get hurt by you."
After finishing speaking, Xiezhi turned into the motionless statue at the beginning again.
Although Lu Yuan laughed in his heart, he bent down again to apologize.
That attitude was so good that the eyes of the people around him looking at him became much softer.
Outstanding talent and humility, such people are very popular no matter where they are.
Lu Yuan is also well aware of the concept of being a low-key person and doing things in a low-key manner, so he tries not to make enemies for himself.
Apologizing will not lose a piece of meat, and besides, I have not been injured. An apology can also prevent Xiezhi from wearing small shoes in the future. Why not do it?
After finishing these, Lu Yuan followed Song Zheng, and officially entered the core area of Lingjian Mountain.
Thirty-six Tiangang City.
And this place is also known as the Thirty-Six Tiangang Sword Domain.
The area of each Tiangang sword domain is comparable to a small thousand worlds.
It was also at this moment that Lu Yuan was once again shocked by the horror of Lingjian Mountain.
With such strength, it’s no wonder that he can dominate the world where the strong gather...
(end of this chapter)